Securitization

The action continued in the municipal bond primary market, as the two biggest deals of the week were priced.

Buyer sentiment barely budged as new issuance flooded the muni market on Tuesday.

New deals were rolling in, with timing benefiting issuers as the market firmed.

In his "fearless forecast," Dan Berger of TM3/MMD Refinitiv calls for volume to increase 15% in 2019. He also focuses on the shutdown, natural hazards, and risk on/off as headline risks that must be heeded. Chip Barnett and John Hallacy host.

The municipal bond market will see a plethora of deals hit screens for both institutions and retail, as sellers look for a change in buyer psychology from last week.

The municipal bond market and its participants are ready for what they are hoping is a busier and better week than the last.

After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.

Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.

Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.

The $551 million issue wraps up a nearly $3 billion program; $7.7 billion of proposed pension obligation bonds rely on similar structure

Peter DeGroot of JPMorgan takes a deep dive into what's in store for the municipal market in 2019. He's forecasting $375 billion of supply as SMAs take on a greater role in the market. He looks at primary versus secondary pricing and revenue bonds versus GOs. John Hallacy is host.

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority was able to increase the size of its deal by half.

Transportation deals from New Jersey and Florida along with sales from Trinity Health and Indiana drew market attention Wednesday.

Strategists sang the praises of munis Tuesday as New York and Massachusetts led a pack of new issues into the market.

Investors, bond lawyers, and other market participants are grappling with how to approach the issue of climate change.

New York and Massachusetts issuers lead the day's big deals as new supply surged into the market.

Municipal bonds started off the week stronger ahead of $7.8 billion of new supply.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session ahead of this week’s chunky new issue supply slate.

The holidays are over and the muni bond market gets set to go back to work.

Municipals were slightly weaker Friday in sympathy with Treasuries following a robust jobs report.